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The latest update of Kong (0.5.2) ships with some hot-fixes, including:

Updates:

The OAuth 2.0 plugin can now detect that the originating protocol for a request was HTTPS through the “X-Forwarded-Proto header” and work behind another reverse proxy (load balancer).
The HMAC plugin now supports “X-Date" header to sign the request for usage in browsers (since the Date header is protected).
And more.

We’re thrilled to announce the acquisition of Gelato.io, makers of the popular API Documentation and Developer Portal, with an aim to expand and provide the service to everyone: from individual developers looking to document their API projects to Fortune 500 corporations requiring a secure and highly customizable on-premises solution.
When I met Nik (and Adam) a couple of months ago, it was clear to both of us that we could do much more for the API economy together, and so we decided to partner almost immediately.
The first thing you will notice is an acceleration of feature development. We’ve already…

Last year I wrote a review of API editors available on the market named “A review of all most common API editors”; this year however, I decided to concentrate on API-focused tools released in 2015. A list of tools that made an impact on the way I work and play with APIs.
In the breakdown below, I’ll explain what each tool does, what you can use it for and how it fits in my workflow. If you don’t have time to read the whole article just read the “What it replaces in my workflow” part of each tool…

Starting with the name, Mashape Analytics is now Galileo. Named after the Italian “father of modern science”, Galileo Galilei, Mashape Galileo is the father of modern API Analytics.
To keep you busy we’ve added tons of improvements:

Onboarding

Every step is now personalized using your current environment and account tokens, making it a breeze to start sending data. Speaking of data, instead of cluttering your environments with sample data, we now have a dedicated test environment you can pre-populate with realistic data points.
Environment Stats
The Environment Dropdown was lacking something major, insight. Replacing the generic description…

The latest update of Kong (0.5.1) ships with some improvements, including:

Updates:

Fixing an occasional bug when migrating the HMAC plugin table
Admin API now supports JSON requests through CORS
Basic Authentication and HMAC Authentication plugins now also send the “X-Credential-Username” to the upstream server.
And more.